BETON BRUT SWITZERLAND
Discover Switzerland's rich concrete heritage. This growing compendium features the country's finest béton brut objects from 1927 to this day. A go-to guide for all fans of brutalism and everyone interested in learning more about Switzerland's concrete-based assets from all parts of the country.
Photography & Text: Karin Bürki / HEARTBRUT
Pyramide am See (Ferro-Haus)
Commercial Building / Private Clinic, Justus Dahinden, Zürich 1965-1967
SCHULE STETTBACH
Secondary School, Esther + Rudolf Guyer, Zurich 1964-1967
Sentier des Toblerones (Toblerone Trail)
Swiss WWII Anti-Tank Fortification Line, Bassins to Nyon, Canton of Vaud, 1939-1944
Three Loops
School Yard Play Sculpture, Ralph Bänziger, Grünau Social Housing Estate, Zurich 1976-77
La Tulipe
The Tulip, Foundation For Medical Research, Jack Vicajee Bertoli, Geneva 1975-1976
TRIEMLI TOWER
Residential Tower, Esther & Rudolf Guyer, Zurich 1955 (design)-1966
Brunnadern
Four Apartment Units, Atelier 5, Bern 1968-1970
JOHANNESKIRCHE
Catholic Church, Walter Maria Förderer, Lucerne 1967-1970
Neumarkt Brugg
Shopping Centre & Office Tower, Hans Ulrich Scherrer, Brugg, Aargau 1971-1975
Flamatt I
Terraced House, Atelier 5, Wünnewil-Flamatt, Canton of Fribourg, 1957-1958
Masonry Hall
School of Art & Design and General Trade, Hermann Baur together with Hans Peter Baur, Franz Breuning, Arthur Dürig, Basel 1956-1961
Hochhaus zur Palme
Commercial & Administrative High Rise Complex, Haefeli Moser Steiger, Zurich 1955-1964
Palais des Congrès
Conference & Administrative Centre, Indoor Swimming Pool, Max Schlup, Biel/Bienne, canton of Bern, 1961-1966
Roccolo / Villa Garbald Extension
Miller & Maranta, Castasegna, Bregaglia Valley, Canton of Grisons, 2002-2004
Haus Vogelbacher
Pierre Zoelly, Stampa, Bregaglia Valley, Canton of Grisons, 1978
Saurerhochhaus
Apartment Tower Block, Georges-Pierre Dubois, Arbon, Canton of Thurgau, 1958-1960
SWISSMILL TOWER
The World’s Tallest Grain Silo, Harder Haas Partner, Zurich 2013-2016
HARDAU
Housing Estate, Max P. Kollbrunner, Zurich 1976-1978
AUTOSILO BALESTRA
Multi-Storey Car Park, Carlo Cesarini, Lugano 1978
Antoniuskirche
St Anthony Church, Karl Moser, Basel 1925-1927
Flamatt II
Apartment Building, Atelier 5, Wünnewil-Flamatt, Canton of Fribourg, 1960-1961
Museum of Fine Arts Chur (Extension)
Barozzi Veiga, Canton of Grisons 2014-2016
SCHULHAUS BRUNNMATT
Primary School, Walter Maria Förderer, Rolf G. Otto, Hans Zwimpfer, Basel 1960-1965
Franziskushaus
Retreat House, Otto Glaus, Dulliken, Canton of Solothurn, 1967-1969
Hardbruecke
Ingenieurbüro Benno Bennardi / Extension: M. & E. Boesch Architekten, Zürich 1969-1973 / 2009-2011
A-LEVEL COLLEGE OF PEDAGOGICAL STUDIES KREUZLINGEN
(PMS Kreuzlingen) Esther + Rudolf Guyer, Kreuzlingen, Canton of Thurgau 1969-1972